1. Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained
Unit 1
Nothing Ventured
Nothing Gained
Warming Up , Pre-reading
& Reading

2. Think about: Warming up What’s your understanding of the title
“Nothing Ventured,
Noting Gained”?

3. The title means: “No Pains, No Gains” 没有付出，就没有收获。
If you want to gain your dream coming true,
what will you do according to your
understanding of the saying?
(Refer to your own experience…)

4. and they all persevered to their dreams.
Read the three stories, and what can you get
form their stories?
All of them are very
strong-minded,
and they all persevered to
their dreams.

5. Robert the Bruce
Helen Keller
Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller

6. Do you know more
about Helen Keller?

7. Discussion: What have you responded to difficult
situation and what have you done
to overcome problems?
Or retell any experience of your own
that involve perseverance.

8. Please write down what the experiences have in common?
persevere with; stick at ;
keep going; not giving up;
persist at; keep trying;
not be discouraged;
by keeping positive

9. Pre-reading:
What is the greatest challenge you have ever
faced?
What lessons have you learned from it ?

10. Do you know Antarctica?
If you have a chance to go on an expedition
to Antarctic, what qualities do you think
you may need to survive in one of the most
unfriendly places on earth?

11. An expedition to Antarctica!
Let's go to
An expedition to Antarctica!

12. A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE

13. In 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole, followed by Scott who died on the return journey. In 1914, Shackleton made his third trip to the Antarctic with the ship Endurance, planning to cross Antarctica via the South Pole. Early in 1915, Endurance became trapped in the ice, and ten months later sank. Shackleton's crew had already abandoned the ship to live on the floating ice. In April 1916, they set off in three small boats, eventually reaching Elephant Island. Taking five crew members, Shackleton went to find help. In a small boat, the six men spent 16 days crossing 1,300 km of ocean to reach South Georgia and then trekked across the island to a whaling station. The remaining men from the Endurance were rescued in August Not one member of the expedition died. 'South', Shackleton's account of the Endurance expedition, was published in 1919.

14. Endurance stuck in the ice pack

15. Fast Reading Think about the following questions:
Where is the reading passage set?
Was the expedition successful?
Who does Perce admire and why?
in Perce’s diary
It was not successful, but it was a
successful failure.
The captain of the Endurance,
the great Ernest Shackleton,
because…

16. F F T T Try to judge the sentences True or False.
1.The author was very optimistic about their returning alive and he enjoyed the expedition.
2. Perce was very dying to join the expedition to
Antarctica led by the great Ernest Shackleton.
3. After we arrived at Antarctica, the ship was
stuck in pack ice.
4. I thought Shackleton was very mourned at the
unexpected failure of his expedition, but actually,
he didn’t. F T F T

17. Detailed Reading Read the first and the second
paragraphs, and fill the blanks.
grey
Everything was _____. The smell was,
_______, almost _______,
_____ a mixture of sweat, sea oil fat
and dirty underwear.
I was trying to _______ happier
things, when a blanket drops and
covers me, almost ___________ the memories of
happier times. I felt _______ and ___________ for I
had no faith in that we will return _________.
as usual
unbearable
being
think of
blocked out
helpless
desperate
alive

18. Read para.3 and 4, and answer the following questions:
1.What would the expedition to Antarctica be like?
2. Why did Perce not apply for the expedition like
everyone else?
The journey would be full of dangers. It would be
bitter cold, and the men would live in months of
complete darkness, and they would be sure of
their safe return.
Because he was an amateur, but he was hooked
by the expedition. Besides, he thought he was
young, fit and energetic enough to do difficult jobs.

19. 1.I believed Shackleton must have mourned his unexpected
Read para 5 and 6, then try to translate the following
sentences into Chinese.
(分析句子结构）
1.I believed Shackleton must
have mourned his unexpected
end to his expedition, but he
didn’t waste time on regrets.
我认为沙柯尔顿肯定会对这次探
险意想不到的结局而痛心，但
他并没有把时间浪费在遗憾和
悔恨上。

20. 2. Calling us calmly together, he made an urgent
announcement that we must save only essential
supplies before the ship sank, particularly the
small boats, candles, bedding and clothes.
他镇静地把大家召集在一起，然后紧急宣布
我们必须在船沉之前，只留下基本用品，
尤其是小船，食物，炊具，蜡烛，卧具
和衣服。

21. 他对我们总是很坦诚（就像广告中说的那样）， 他从不会悲观丧气，即使在船要沉的时候。
3. He was always honest with us ( as in the advertisement)
and never gave way to disappoint, even when the ship
sank.
他对我们总是很坦诚（就像广告中说的那样），
他从不会悲观丧气，即使在船要沉的时候。

22. Read the last paragraph and answer the following questions.
Why Perce and his colleges were left on the
elephant inland?
2. What was the result of their expedition?
Because the little boat couldn’t seat too many
People, and also going to South Georgia for help
was very dangerous.
We can’t get the result according to the text, but
clearly, they were determined to self- rescue, even
if they couldn’t reach Antarctica at last, it was a
successful failure.

23. Discuss with your partners about the two topics: :
Which is more valuable , a man’s life
or visiting a previously unvisited spot?
2. If you were the captain of the Endurance, what
Would you do facing such difficulties?

24. Homework Write an article about Ernest Shakleton,
and what you learned from him.
2. Recite Paragraph 5, and 6.

25. Good-bye!
Thank you !